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Friday, September 2, 2011

This week has really tested my sewing skills (read: forced to step outside of my comfort zone). The big Bernina (820) headed off to be serviced early in the week, and out came what seemed like a miniature sewing machine (the Bernina 440). Now this "miniature" sewing machine is quite a little workhorse, and I love it very much, but it just doesn't quite have the same generous space under the arm of the machine! Thankfully the big Bernina returned just in time to finished off the quilting and binding.

The "boy" quilt is finished, although I think there just might be quite a few little girls out there who would enjoy this colorful and playful quilt!

The back of the quilt is just as much fun! I really love the effect of the quilting lines that feature so prominently on the quilt back. As you can see I outlined the seam lines of the tumbler blocks which required the quilt to swing to and fro as I stitched from edge to edge, but it was worth the end result.

And although I was a little unsure of how the white border would suit the quilt, I am really glad I went with my vision. The black and white pin-stripe binding has really framed this quilt and the white border has turned the tumbler edge into a feature of the quilt.

Very cute. Sometimes the simplest blocks can have great impact when lots of great colors are used. I always enjoy reading about your projects even though I don't comment all the time. Just know that you have a fan!